New York Assembly Bill 878 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-08 - referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
Pending: Assembly Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Enacts the "alcohol and controlled substance expense recovery act"; permits each city, county, town and village to adopt a local law or ordinance providing for the civil recovery, from the operator of a motor vehicle, of any cost or expense expended or incurred for services or materials in responding to an emergency situation, caused by such operator who is under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance; provides that such municipality may keep a schedule of such costs and commence a civil action to recover such costs if such operator is found to be so impaired.

Enacts the "alcohol and controlled substance expense recovery act"; permits each city, county, town and village to adopt a local law or ordinance providing for the civil recovery, from the operator of a motor vehicle, of any cost or expense expended or incurred for services or materials in responding to an emergency situation, caused by such operator who is under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance; provides that such municipality may keep a schedule of such costs and commence a civil action to recover such costs if such operator is found to be so impaired.

Asm. Brian Kolb [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-08	Assembly	referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
2019-01-11	Assembly	referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A878
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A00878&term=2019&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A00878